湖南省萍乡市2014高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空训练（8）

1 湖南省萍乡市湖南省萍乡市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空训练 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空训练 8 8 及答案 及答案 阅读理解 A Words 313 难度系数 建议用时 8 分钟 2010 高考重庆卷 Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives This sense of wonder is universal Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars and the popularity of fantasy 幻想 literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings This sense of wonder draws us to each other to the world around us and to the world of make believe But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us Human beings as biologists have suggested possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms However people especially in big cities often lead rather isolated lives In a study of British schoolchildren it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife Without modern technology a small pond could be an amazing world fille d with strange and beautiful plants insects birds and animals When we lack meaningful interaction 交互 with the world around us and sometimes even with our families and friends we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen The world of make believe is not necessarily bad But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet 出路 for our sense of wonder then we are really missing something We are missing a connection with the living world Other wonderful worlds exist all around us But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough we can see that these worlds in a broad sense are really part of our own 解题导语 本文是一篇科技说明文 本文主要讲述了奇迹和幻想的不同 幻想是人的天 性 而奇迹的意义比较广泛 由于好奇 我们往往对我们日常生活以外的事物非常感兴趣 就像科学家们为了找到火星上是否存在生命一样 好奇使我们对周围的世界产生幻想 其结 果就是人们相互缺少交流和沟通 试图理解并和仅存在于想象中的事物进行沟通 严重偏离 2 了客观事实 从而告知我们绝对不能沉浸于虚幻的世界 5 The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves A the close connection between man and the fantasy world B the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature C the fine taste of moviegoers around the world D the general existence of the sense of curiosity 解析 选 D 推理判断题 文章第二段主要讲述了好奇心的普遍性 作者引用电影 指环王 目的就是为了证明好奇就是普遍存在的 信息词 the popularity of fantasy 幻想 literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings 幻想文学的流行或像电影 指环王 的流行 就表明了好奇的普遍存在 故只能选 D A 人类和幻想世界之间的紧密联系 B 幻 想文学的巨大成就 和 C 全球电影爱好者的品味 都没有提到流行性 都不符合题意 6 What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 A People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy B The world around us could serve as a source of wonder C The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond D Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder 解析 选 B 推理判断题 句意 没有现代技术 一个小小的池塘可以是一个充满奇特 美 丽动植物和飞禽走兽的奇妙世界 由句意可知 这里指我们周围的世界就可当作一种好奇资 源 就地取材 根据第三段 it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows 我们发现 8 岁的小孩都对电 视剧里的人非常熟悉 可排除 A C 小小的池塘可以当作一面镜子 不合句意 D 现代技术阻 止我们理解好奇的意义 偏离了主题 7 If our sense of wonder relies totally on the world of make believe we will A fail to appreciate the joy in our lives B be confused by the world of make believe C miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world D be trapped by other worlds existing all around us 解析 选 A 推理判断题 最后一段告诉我们 假设的世界不一定很糟 但是当幻想世界变 成我们理解好奇的唯一出路时 那么我们就真正地错过了一些美好的事物 我们就渐渐地和 我们生存的世界失去联系 从而判断如果我们好奇的意义仅限于假设的世界 我们将无法感 受到真正生活的乐趣 故选 A 信息词 missing something 可推测 这里只是失去生活的真 正意义 而非 B 被幻想世界所迷惑 C 失去识别幻想世界的机会 和 D 被存在于我们周围 的其他世界所困 3 8 What is the main purpose of the passage A To show us the hidden beauty in our world B To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world C To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder D To discuss the influence of the world of make believe 解析 选 B 主旨大意题 由文章最后一段 特别是第二句 But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet 出路 for our sense of wonder then we are really missing something 但是当幻想世界变成我们理解好奇的唯一出路时 那么我们就真正的错 过了一些美好的事物 和最后一句 But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough we can see that these worlds in a broad sense are really part of our own 最有趣的是如果我们仔细看看 广义来讲 这世界真正是我们的世界 推测出 告知我们千万不能沉浸于虚拟的幻想世界 故选 B 而 A 展示我们周围隐藏的美妙之物 C 辩论好奇意义的滥用 和 D 讨论幻想世界的影响 都是很片面的 结束 话题探究话题探究 链接高考链接高考 链接链接 1 1 20122012 四川卷 四川卷 I left university with a good degree in English Literature but no sense of 4 what I wanted to do Over the next six years I was treading water just trying to earn an income I tried journalism but I didn t think I was any good then finance which I hated Finally I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher I loved working with books although the job that I did was dull I had enough savings to take a year off work and I decided to try to satisfy a deep down wish to write a novel Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55 000 words It takes confidence lo make a new start there s a dark period in between where you re neither one thing nor the other You re out for dinner and people ask what you do and you re too ashamed to say Well I m writing a novel but I m not quite sure if I m going to get there My confidence dived Believing my novel could not be published I put it aside Then I met an agent 代理商 who said I should send my novel out to agents So I did and to my surprise got some wonderful feedback I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and after signing with an agent I finished the second half of the novel The next problem was finding a publisher After two and a half years of no income just waiting and wondering a publisher offered me a book deal that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck of fate really When you set out to do something different there s no end in sight so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract 合同 of the publisher to be a published writer is unbelievably rewarding 有回报的 49 What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean A I was wailing for good fortune B I was trying to find an admirable job C I was being a imless about a suitable job D I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time 50 The author decided to write a novel A to finish the writing course 5 B to realize her own dream C to satisfy readers wish D to earn more money 51 How did the writer feel halfway with the novel A Disturbed B Ashamed C Confident D Uncertain 52 What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph A It pays to stick to one s goal B Hard work can lead to success C She feels like being unexpectedly lucky D There is no end in sight when starting to do something 51 答案 D 试题解析 推理判断题 根据第三段的第二句 Well I m writing a novel but I m not quite sure if I m going to get there My confidence dived 可以推知 作者之 所以写第一本小说时半途而废是因为不自信 不确定 故答案 D 符合文意 52 答案 A 试题解析 目的意图题 根据文章最后一句 is unbelievably rewarding 可以推断 出作者的目的要鼓励大家敢于尝试 追逐自己的梦想 这是值得的 故答案 A 符合文意 难度 一般 长难句解析 It takes confidence lo make a new start there s a dark period in between where you re neither one thing nor the other 有足够的自信 才能够重新开始 其中有一段黑暗的时期 你什么都不是 where 引导定语从句 在从句中 6 做时间状语 修饰先行词 a dark period 结束 第第 篇篇 Runners in a relay 接力 race pass a stick in one direction However merchants passed silk gold fruit and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road The Silk Road was not a simple trading network It passed through thousands of cities and towns It started from eastern China across Central Asia and the Middle East and ended in the Mediterranean Sea It was used from about 200 B C to about A D 1300 when sea travel offered new routes 路线 It was sometimes called the world s longest highway However the Silk Road was made up of many routes not one smooth path They passed through what are now 18 countries The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun deep snow and even battles Only experienced traders could return safe The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods But the traders carried more than just silk Gold silver and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods Chinese merchants traded paper which produced an immediate effect on the West Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome The Chinese had learned to graft 嫁接 different trees together to make new kinds of fruit They passed this science on to others including the Romans The Romans used grafting to grow the apple Trading along the Silk Road led to world wide business 2000 years before the World Wide Web The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods They also shared their beliefs The Silk Road provided pathways for learning diplomacy 外交 and religion 宗教 5 It s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed A to remember the entire trade route B to know the making of products C to receive certain special training D to deal with a lot of difficulties 解析 细节理解题 根据 The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had 7 many dangers of hot sun deep snow and even battles Only experienced traders could return safe 可知 D 项正确 答案 D 6 The Silk Road became less important because A it was made up of different routes B silk trading became less popular C sea travel provided easier routes D people needed fewer foreign goods 解析 细节理解题 根据 It was used from about 200B C to about AD1300 when sea travel offered new routes 能找到原因是 sea travel provided easier routes 答案 C 7 New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people A learned from one another B shared each other s beliefs C traded goods along the route D earned their living by traveling 解析 细节理解题 根据 The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods They also shared their beliefs The Silk Road provided pathways for learning diplomacy and religion 能看出人们彼此之间能学习一些东西 答案 A 8 What is the best title for the passage A The Silk Road Past and Present B The Silk Road East Meets West C The Silk Road Routes Full of Dangers D The Silk Road Pathways for Learning 解析 主旨大意题 根据 The Silk Road was not a simple trading network It passed through thousands of cities and towns It started from eastern China across Central Asia and the Middle East and ended in the Mediterranean Sea 可知 The Silk Road East Meets West 是最佳标题 答案 B 结束 十三 8 2011 河南示范高中适应性测试 What would I do for Carol s 50th birthday It was 1 that she didn t want a party certainly not a surprise party that was an agreement at our marriage How about a small dinner with 2 I asked No she said I hate being the center of 3 Still the milestone had to be marked 4 wasn t going to let her get away with a Stouffer s frozen dinner and a movie video 5 this was all she said she wanted I thought and thought and 6 making my decision I sent a letter to her friends asking them for photos poems and letters Carol doesn t 7 a party in person but I m hoping to 8 her a party in a book I bought a n 9 with a friend s advice and what I wanted 10 For a few minutes at the end of every workday I 11 pull out the marking pens and make up the 12 Carol s Photos of her in junior high pictures of us 13 the boys original songs notes cards and poems It made me 14 for all the years we had had together The 15 was more than the album It was the friendship and love she had given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family You could 16 it on every page I wrapped it up and 17 it home Happy birthday sweetie I said It s not a frozen dinner or a video but it s 18 you deserve She cried She doesn t 19 like to cry but I think she likes the book She s said so many times And every time I remind her 20 putting it together was a gift to me 用什么方式庆祝妻子 Carol 的 50 岁生日呢 作者的做法很独特 1 A amazing B clear C unusual D important 答案 B 我要为 Carol 的 50 岁生日做点什么呢 显然她不想举办生日聚会 当然不是 一个惊喜聚会 这是我们婚姻中的约定 由括号内的内容可知 她不想举办生日聚会是显然 的事实 It is clear that 显然 2 A neighbours B children C friends D classmates 答案 C 和朋友们一块吃顿饭怎么样 我问她 由下文征求朋友们的意见可知 此 9 处不是指和孩子们吃饭 而是指和朋友们吃顿饭 3 A attention B comment C view D interest 答案 A 她回答道 不 我讨厌成为众人注意的中心 4 A She B It C He D I 答案 D 我不想让她 50 岁的生日就这么轻易地不声不响地过去 get away with 侥幸 逃脱 5 A for B or C and D when 答案 C 我不想让她吃一种普通的晚餐和看影碟度过她的生日 但是这正是她说她想 要的全部 此处考查 and 的熟词生义 and 在此意为 而 但是 如 Vegetable oil is digestible and mineral oil is not 植物油易消化而矿物油则不行 因为不知 and 的这一 意思考生易误认为此处表示因果关系而错选 for 6 A before B after C when D once 答案 B 我想呀想 在打定主意以后 我给她的朋友们寄了一封信 向她们要照片 诗词和信件 7 A want B have C